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Colour

#9CB8FC

  • #9CB8FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#9CB8FC is a blue with RGB values 156, 184, 252 and HSL 223°, 94%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#9CB8FC#9CB8FC
HEX#9CB8FC
RGBrgb(156, 184, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7216, 0.9882
RGB percentages61.2%, 72.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(222.5, 94.1%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 38.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK38.1%, 27%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,270,972
CSS custom property--colour: #9CB8FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#634703

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1BDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B5FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7DC6D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.5Sky blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE09C
Analogous#9CE8FC, #B09CFC
Triadic#FC9CB8, #B8FC9C
Split complementary#FCB09C, #E8FC9C
Tetradic#FC9CE8, #FCE09C, #9CFCB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#CEDCFE
Darker −10%#6A94FB
Darker −20%#3971F9
Darker −30%#074DF8
Darker −40%#063EC6
More saturated +25%#99B7FF
Less saturated −25%#A9BDEF

Channel breakdown

R156
G184
B252
Red156 (61.2%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue222.5°
Saturation (HSL)94.12%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G B8 · B FC

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